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Bursitis, septic
A bursa is a closed fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of the body. When the bursa becomes inflamed, the condition is known as 'bursitis.' When the bursa is infected with bacteria, the…
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Show more- TSI Stands for Thyroid Stimulating Immunoglobulin. The TSI level is abnormally high in persons with…
- Fee for service ): In health care, a payment mechanism in which a provider is paid for each individual service rendered to a…
- Disease, Rendu-Osler-Weber See: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
- Mastectomy, double Removal of both breasts
- Ectodermosis erosiva pluriorificialis See: Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
- Pedodontics Children's dentistry.
- Intractable Unstoppable. For example, intractable diarrhea or intractable pain.
- Measles syndrome, atypical (AMS) Measles syndrome, atypical (AMS): An altered expression of measles, AMS begins suddenly with high fever…
- Parietal bone The main side bone of the skull. Although the parietal bone is curved, it is considered a flat bone, as…
- Meningococcal infection Infection with the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis. (Neisseria was formerly called Meningococcus and the…
- Thrombotic disease due to protein C deficiency Protein C is a protein in plasma that enters into the cascade of biochemical events leading to the formation…
- Heat syncope Sudden dizziness, feeling faint ans sometimes fainting experienced after exercising in the heat. The skin…